Balsamic Quinoa

My friend, Sharon, came over for dinner with her kids. Jared was making steak with grilled eggplant and I was in charge of the side dish. I really wanted to do something quinoa and was going to make Quinoa With Black Beans but realized that I didn't have all the ingredients. I decided to improvise!

Here is the recipe I came up with. Jared, my biggest food critic, loved it! Hope you will too!

Balsamic Quinoa

1 onion

1T Wegmans Basting Oil (or oil of your choice)

3/4 cup uncooked quinoa

1t dried cilantro

1 1/4 cups of vegetable broth

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

1 cup of frozen corn

2 cans of black beans

1. Brown the onion with the oil in a pot.

2. When browned add the quinoa, dried cilantro, vegetable broth and vinegar. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

3. After 20 minutes add the corn, stir and cook for another five minutes.